Work-feed for stapling-machines.



W. OSTERHOLM. WORKFEED FOR STAPLING MACHINES.

' APPLICATION FILED JULY 7, 1908.

Patented Sept. 30, 1913 6 SHEETS-*SHBET 1.

W. OSTEEHOLM.

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W, OSTERHOLM.

WORK FEED FOR STAPLING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 7, 1908 LQ%,559. Patented Sept.30,1913.

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"amino snares earner 'r orange WILLIAM os'rnnHoLr r, OF CHICAGO, rumors, AssieNon To Ln'rfinin mnonmn'mr COMPANY, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION or ILLINOIS.

womernnn Fen s'rarnmoaracinnns Leverin Specification of Letters Patent. Pajthi'ged? sep'fifffi,

Application filed July 7, 1908. Serial No. 12,326.

and length,and the primary object of the invention 'is to provide improvedmeans for feeding the work to the stapling mechanism and improved means for reversing the mechanism for feeding the work in the op posite direction.

A further object is to provide improved means for adjusting the fecding'mcchanism .into and out of operative engagement with the work.

A furtherobject is to provide an improved support for the work. A further ob'ject is to provide an improved counter-balancing support for the work and improved means for locking the support in position after the work is placed thereon.

A furtherobject is to provide an improved gage or supplemental support adapted to be secured to the main support to assist in positioning and supporting thework, and Z A further object is to provide an improved .device of this ch'aracter which will be simpie and durable in construction and effective and efficient in hperation.

To the atnu'mnent of these ends and the accomplishment of other new and useful objects as-Will appear, the invention consists in the features of novelty in the construction, combipation and arrangement of the several parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed and shown in the a'c companying drawings illustrating an em: bodiment of the invention, and in which Figure l is a front. elevation partly in diagram of a stapling machine having improvements applied thereto constructed in accordance'with the principles of this inventio'n'. Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view on a 1in'e-'2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail see- -which this improved feeding mechanism is to be attached,and this support is-provided tiona-l view on line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4. is a detail elevation of the feeding mocha;

nism. Fig. 5 is a front elevation of Fig. 4,

showing in dottiad lines portions of the sta-' pling machine to which this attachment-is applied. Fig. 6 is a sectional view on line 6--6 of Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is a sectional View. on line; 77 of Fig. 4-. Fig. 8 isa detail sectional View on line 8--8 of Fig. 7 Fig.1) isa deita-il sectional view 'on line 9-9 of Fig. &. Fig. 10 is a detail view, partly in section, showing the stop for limiting the movement K of theoperating arm. Fig. 11 is a sectional view on line 11-11 of Fig. 7. Fig. 12 is a detail right hand elevation of Fig. 4,.sho'wing the gears when imparting movement to the feeding wheel. Fig. 13 is a d'etailsee;

j tional view on line 13-13 of Fig. 11. Fig. i

14 is a detail perspective viewof one of the v cams for throwing the pawls out of opera- 1 tive position. Fig, 15 is a detail perspective view of the cam for raising'the feed-wheel out of engagement with the work. Fig. 16 fis a detail perspective view of one of "the fcollars forming a portion of the universal 'connection betweenthe feed wheel and the operating shaft. Fig. 17 is a detail top plan iview of the work support and the supplemental support 'or gage. Fig. 18 is a front elevation of Fig. 17. Fig. 19 is a right hand tail sectional view on line 20 2O of'Fig; 3. I

4 Referring more particularly to the draW- ings, and in the present ex'emplification of the invention, the numeral 25 designates a suitable support'for a portion of the operating mechanism which is adapted to be se- 1 cured to the frame work of the machine to Ewith a bearing 26 in which, is journaled a ;suitable rock shaft 27 secured to one extrcmity of which is a crank arm 28 having anti-friction roller 29 journaled thereon. E'lhe support 25 is adapted to be secured to' i the frame of the machine and in such a pofsition that the anti-friction roller 29 on the,

3 arm 28 will engage and rest against the p eriphery of a cam 30 which, in the present egemplification of the inventiom'is. shown as M an eccentric secured to a shaft 31 which is 1 adapted to receive its motion from anysuitable source. Journaled'in the support 25 and at any suitable point, is a shaft 32 which is provided with a gear 33 on one extremity there of adjacent one side of the support, and a ratchet wheel 34 secured thereto adjacent the other side of the support. One extremity 35 of the shaft 32 is reduced, 'as shown more clearly in Fig. 8, and surrounding the said reduced portion is a sleeve 36 which abuts against the shoulder on the shaft formed by the reduced portion adjacent the ratchet 34-, and secured to the sleeve 36 is an arm 37.

A similar shaft 38 is provided'with a gear 39 on one extremity thereof, and sur rounding said shaft 38 is a sleeve 40. The shaft 38 is preferably of a'length somewhat greater than the length of the shaft 35, and the sleeve 40 preferably extends for substantiall the entire length of the shaft 38. Secured 40 adjacent the gear 39 of the shaft 38 is a gear 41 which meshes with the gear 33 on the shaft 32, as shown more clearly in Fig. 12 of the drawings. Secured to the sleee 40 adjacent the end of the bearing in the support 25 is a ratchet wheel .12 similar to the ratchet 34, and loosely mounted upon the sleeve 40 adjacent the ratchet 42 is an arm 43. These arms 43, 37 are preferably connected by means of a link er, through the medium of which both of the arms may be simultaneously adjusted about their respective supports. M

Loosely surrounding each of the sleeves 36, 4:0 are supports 44 which extend above and project over the respective ratchet wheels 34-, 42, and these supports are provided with recesses 45 to form housings for ratchet dogs 46, and these dogs are provided with an gperating tooth s 7 adapted to engage itsi'espective ratchet 34, 42. The dogs are preferably hollow, as shown more clearly in Fig. 7 of the drawings, and elastic members 48, such as coiled springs or the like are provided for normally and yieldingly holding the respective teeth 47 into engagement with the ratchet; wheels. cxtrcmit of the spring 48 is adapted to be seatet within the dog, and the other extremity has engagement with an adjustable member 49 which actslas Closure for the rcccsses 45 and has engagement -ith the respective support 44. The arms 37 and 43 are provided with notched portions 50, 51, respectively, and-eachof the dogs is provided with a lateral y projecting lug 52, 53, adapted to engage the edge of the adjacent arm. The notches 50, 51 are each provided with an inclined face, ,and these faces are arranged to be opposed to each other, so that when the arms are shifted into one position to receive one of the l--.t-

,eral projections 520a one of the dogs in. the oth r projection 53 on the other dog H;

will be engaged by a portion of Hit respective arm remote from the not h lo-hold lhc dog out of engagement Will! its respective.

to the extremity of the sleeve respect to their cooperating One .rection.

The. housings for the dogs are spaced from each other as shown more clearly in Figs. 6 and 7 of the drawings, and are connected to move .in unison by reason of a suitable connecting member 54, which has a loose connection 55 with the housings or supports The connecting member 5,4: lS

provided with an aperture 56 passing therethrough, and the opposite walls of the aperture are provided with reduced porims 57 to form bearings for the rounded faces 58 of an arm 59, which latter connected to the free extremity of the rock shaft 27, sothat when the shaft 27 is rockedin the manner set forth, the arm 59 will rock the supports it about their respective hearings to move the pawls or dogs etti with ratchcts to operate the latter.

Journaled to the support 25 adjacent one of the shafts 32, 38, preferably the shaft 38,

is a gear wheel 60 which mcsnes with the gear Wheel ll, anl secured to the gear wheel 60 s a gear wheel 61 which meshes with the war 39. lVith this improved construction it will be apparent that when the ratchet wheel 3 is operated in the manner set forth by its respective dog 46 when the dog, 46 of the other ratchet is rendered inactive the shaft.32 will be rotated, which in'turn will rotate the shaft 38 in the opposite direction, but when power is applied to the shaft 38- by shifting the arms 37,43, to render active the dog 46 which cotiperates with the ratchet l2, and the other ratchet mechanism inactive it 'will be ap parent that the shafts 32, 38 will both be rotated, but the direction of rotation will he opposed to the dircctionof rotation to that when the power is applied t'othe shaft A suitable elastic member GQ is 'provided for moving the arm 59 in the op 'msitc direction, or for maintaining [he anti-friction roller 2i) in engagement with the cam 30. (luv extremity of this elastic i'ncmhcr is preferably connected to the arm 59, and the other cftrcmity to a suitable projcclion ($3 on the support 353, and an adjustable screw boll (K-l may be provided for limiting the movcmcnl of the arm 59 under the influence of the claslic m mber (12, and thisclastic mcmbcr 5'3. (ogcl'lu-r with tho bolt (-4, may serve to talcc up [hiwear of the coopcratnovices ing parts. Secured to the frame work of the machine is an additional support 65,

which is provided with a recess or aperture 66 adapted tomeceive a projection 67 on port 65, whereby the tension of the elastica;beari'n g 68. The projection 67 is preferably hollow, as shown more clearly in Fig. 11, and seated within the hollow portion "thereof is an elastic member 69, one extremity of which extends beyond the projection 167 and has engagement with an adjustable member 70 supported-by the supmember 69 may be varied. The bearing 68 is provided with a suitable guide 71, and journaled therein is a stub-shaft 72, the

'extremities of which project beyond the bearing 68. The bearing 68 is arranged in proximity to the shaft 38, and one extremity of the shaft 72 is connected to the free extremityof the shaft 38 by meansof a suit able universal connection comprisin collars- 73 pivotally secured to the endso the respective shafts, and the connecting link or member-74, so that when the shaft 38 is ro ta'ted, the shaft 72 will also be rotated. Se-

the same elevated topermit the work to beproperly positioned upon the support in a manner to be set forth. This rock. shaft 78 is provided withan operating handle 80 which is located in any suitable or convenient position,'whereby the feed wheel 75 may beraised and lowered at the will of the operator. The support 65 is also provided with a bearing 81- which is disposed inline with the sleeve 36, and journaled in and passing through said bearing 81 is a rock shaft 82, one extremity of which projects into and is. secured to the sleeve 36, s'o-that when the shaft 82 is rocked in its bearings, the arm 37 which is secured to the "sleeve 36 will 'be rocked about its point of pivotal support to move the respective dog 46 out of operative position, or to-permit the same to assume an operative position, accord ing, to the direction or rotation, of the sleeve, and at the same tim will shift the arm 43 in the same direction as the arm 37 is shifted through the medium of the connecting link 44. A suitable handle 83 may be provided for rocking theshaft 82. I t 7 It is thought that the operation of this portion of the mechanism will be clearly upparent from the foregoing description, but

briefly stated, it is as follows: The shaft 27 is rocked in its bearings through the medium of the cam 30, crank arm 28 and the elastic member 62. During the vibratory monement of the arm 59, the housings containing the dogs or pawls 46 will be rocked about their respective points of pivotal support, the reduced portions 57 of the connecting member 56 coiiperating "with the rounded faces 58 or the arm 59 to permit such movementof the parts. By rochii'ig the shaft 82, either one or the other of the dogs 46 may be thrown into operative position with respect to its cooperating ratchet, and as the housings are vibrated in the manner set forth,

the respective shaft32,38 Will be rotated to impart a rotary motion to the feed Wheel 7 5, and when it is desired to reverse the operation of the feed Wheel 75, the rock shaft 82 may again be operated to shift the position of the arms 37, 43 Without stopping the 5 rotation of the cam 30. When there is no work upon the support, the'rock shaft 78 may be operated toraise the feed wheel 75,

and when the work is in position, the shaft 78 may be rocked to lower the feed wheel into engagement with the Work. It will be apparent that this im roved construction is complete in itself an plied to y tornrof machine, and may be as readily detached;

Arran ed adjacent the front of the machine, w ich is designated generally by the reference numeral 84: is a work support 85 which is preferably in the form of a bar,

e of'any desired l ength. In the- -present exemplification of the invention,

and may this Work support is of considerable length and extends for some distance beyond each side of; the machine 8%.. Sccured to the support 85 adjacent-one extremity thereof and epending beicw the support is a stub-shaft ,or pivot bearing'Bfi, which is journaled in a suitable support or standard 87. A suitable plate 88 may be secured to the upper face of the standard 87 and a simiiar plate 89 may be secured to the pivot bearing and between these plates 88, 89 are arranged suitable anti=fr1ction devices 90 by means of which the support 85 may be freely movedabout its pivot. A 'counterbalancins weight 91 is secured to the extremity oft esupport 85 adjacent the standard 87, and-the free extremity 92 of the Work support ishdapted to engage a similar (support or *standard 98 located on the opposite side of the. machine.

This support or standard 93 is provided with a projecting portion 94; having an inclined or rounded upper face 95 which is adapted to be engaged by the extremity 92 of the work support when the latter is moved into an be readily ap operative position, so as to direct the em tremity into a position to be engaged by a latch 96 which is pivotally supported intermediate its ends, as at 97, to the standard 93, a ml. an elastic member 98 is provided for holding the latch in an operative position.

A yielding member 99 is provided in the upright or standard 93 which is held projected into the path of movement of the extremity 92 of the work support 85 by means of an elastic member 100, and is adapted to be moved against the tension of the elastic member when the Work support is in engagement therewith. lVhen the latch 96 is rocked to release the work support, the elastic member 100 is adapted to project the member 99 against the work support to force the free end thereof away from the support or standard 93 to move the support about its pivot 86.

The work support 85 is ofany desired width, but of a width not less than the width ofthe feed wheel 75, and a portion thereof is arranged beneath the feed wheel 7 If desired, suitable anti-friction or supporting rollers 101 may be journalcd in the work support 85 adjacent the feed wheel 75 to prevent the material from being torn, by friction, as the latter is moved along the work support under the feed wheel. 1f desired, a suitable supplemental support may be provided for increasing the width of the the faces of the. arms.

main support. to accommodate boxes or work of varying widths. This supplemental support 102 may be adjustably sup orted by the main support 85 in any desired or suitable manner, preferably by means of a bracket 103 having spaced arms 10%, 105. The arm 104 is adapted to rest upon a suitable projection 106 on the-main support 85 below the face upon which the work rests, and may be removably secured to the projection 106 by means of suitable fastening devices 107, suchas screws or the like. Pivotally supported adjacent the extremities of the arm 101 and by one extremity thereof are two arms 108, 109. One of these arms 109 is secured adjacent the arm 104., and the other adjacent the arm. of the bracket, and extending toward each other to cross at points intermediate their ends, and these arms are connected at their point of crossing by means of a suitable tie bolt 110 which passes through suitable slots 111 in the arms and suitable clips 112 engaging The free extremity of the arms 108, 109 are adjustably secured as at 113, to a connecting member 114, which latter is provided with upwardly extending ears or extensions 1.15, to which the supplemental support 102 is secured. through the main support 85 and adjacent the arm 105 of the bracket 103, are suitable adjusting screws or bolts 116, by means of which the lower extremity of the bracket 103*may be adjusted with respect to the support 85, to properly position the supplemental support 102 to hold the work level.

Passing With this improved construction of gage or supplemental support it will be apparent that by loosenin the fastening bolt 110, the arms 108, 109 wi 1 act in the nature of alazytongs, and the supplemental support 102 may be adjusted toward or from the main support 85 to accommodate Work of varying widths, and when so adjusted the parts may be held in their adjusted position by tightening the bolt 110,. as the slots 111 in the arms 108, 109 will permit the supplementalfsupport 102 to be thus adjusted.

In order that the invention might be fully understood the details of the foregoing embodiment thereof have been thus specifi cally described, but i K What I claim as new is:"

1. In a machine 50f the character 6.8-! scribed, the combination of'a work support, a pair of operating shafts, a pawl and 35 ratchet mechanism operatively connected toeach of the shafts, a common means operatively related to the pawls for oscillating the pawls to rotate the shafts work feeding means operatively eonnec-ted'to'on'e' of the shafts and controlled by saidshafts, means for moving the work feeding means into and out of engagement with the work? and means for simultaneously throwingone of the pa-wls out of operative position and for positioningthe other pawl to assume an operative position for control.lingthe direction of rotation of the work-feedingmeans."

In a machine of the character described, the combination Ora work support, 100 a pair of operating shafts, a." pawl an ratchet mechanism ,operatively connected to eachof the, shafts, a common means operatively related to the pawls for simultaneously rocking the same to rotatethe shafts, 105 a feed wheel, means for supporting the wheel above the work support," a flexible connection between the wheel and one of the said shafts, means for siniultaheously throwing one of the 'pawls'o ut ofopera'tive position and for permittingtheoth'er pawl to assume an operative position for cpntroh ling the direction of rotation ojffthefeett wheel, and means for 1oweringthe, feed wheel with respect to the opera'tiiig,* shaft and into engagement with th'ejwf 3. In a machine o f the": char tot {described, the combinationof awo r support,

a pair of operatingshafts a eawmnd ratchet mechanism operatively connected to each of the shafts, a common meanswperm tively related to the awr rat simultaneouslyrocking the pawlsto'rotate theshafts,

a feed wheel, a support for the when; a flexible eonnectionf between the ivheel land 25 one of the shafts, a guide for-"thewheelstipport, ela lic meanstending normally to hold the wheel in engagement with the work sup port, means for sinmltaneouslythrowing one of the pawls out of opefatiueposition and for permitting the other pawl to assume an operative position for controlling the direction of rotation of the feed wheel, and means for raising and holding the feed wheel out of engagement with the work and against the tension of the-said elastic means.

4:. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a work support, a pair of operating shafts, a pawl and ratchet mechanism operatively connected to each of the shafts, a common means operatively related to the pawls for simultaneously rocking the pawls to rotate the shafts, a feed wheel, a support for the wheel, a flexible connection between the wheel and one ofthe shafts, a guide for the wheel support, elastic means tending normally to hold the wheel 1n en a ement with the work support, means for simultaneously throwing one of the pawls out of operative position and for permitting the other pawl to assume an operative position for controlling the direction of rotation of the feed wheeh.

means for raising and holding the feed of the shafts for, rotating the same,

.apawl cooperating with each of the ratchets, a pivotally mounted support for the, pawls, means for rocking the pawls. to shift'the ratchets, a work feed wheel having operative connection with one of the shafts, means for simultaneously shifting one of the pawls out of. operative positionandfor permitting the other pawl to assume an operative position to control the direction' of rotation of the said work feed wheel, and means for shifting the latter into and out of engagement with the work.

-6. A- machine of the character described including'in combination a pair of shafts, a ratchet wheel operatively connected to each of the shafts for rotating the same, a pawlcooperating with each of the ratchets, a pivotally mounted support for the pawls,

means for rocking the pawls to shift' the ratchets, a work feed wheel having opera tive connection with one of the shafts, a

member fixed with relation toeaeh of the pawls for controlling the respective pawls, a

' connection between said members, means for shifting one of the said members to simultaneously shift the other member to throw one of the pawls out of operative position and for permitting the other pawl to assume an operative position for controlling the direction of rotation of the work feed wheel, and means for shifting the work feed Wheel into and out of engagement with the work; I, A machine of the character described including in combination a pair of operatin shafts, means opcratively connecting said shafts, a ratchet wheel operatively connected to each of the shafts, a pawl cooperating with each of the ratchcts, a pivotally mountedsupport for each of the pawls,'a connecting'member between the supports, 'said member being provided with spaced oppositely disposed reduced bearing points, a member projecting between the bearings and having rounded faces adapted to engage the bearings, means for imparting movement to the last said member to rock the pawl support to rotate the shafts, and means for simultaneously throwing one of the pawls out of operative position and for permitting the other pawl to-assume an operative position for controlling the direction of rotation of the feed wheel.

8. A machine of the character described including in combination a pair of operatingl shafts, means operativcly connecting sai shafts, a ratchet wheel operatively connected to each of the shafts, a pawl cotiperating with each of the ratchets, a pivotally mounted support for each of the pawls, a connecting member between the supports, said member being provided with spaced oppositely disposed reduced bearing points, a member projecting betwcenthe bearings and having rounded faces adapted to engage the bearings, means for imparting movement to the last said member to rock the pawl support to rotate the shafts, means for limiting the movement of said member in one direction, and means for simultaneously throwing one of the pawls out of operative position and for permitting the other pawl to assume an operative position for controlling the direc tion of rotation of the feed wheel.

9. A machine of the character described including in combinationa pair of shafts operatively connected, a ratchet :wheel operativcly connected to each of the shafts for rotating the same, a support pivotally mounted with respect to each of the shafts, a pawl mounted upon said support and adapted to engage the respective ratchet, means for rocking the support for rotating the shafts, a pivoted member fixed with re lation to each of the pawls and having an operative engagement with the respective pawls for controlling the latter, a connection between said members, a feedwheel operatively connected with one of the shafts, means for shifting said members about their pivots for throwing one of the pawls out of operative position and for permitting the other pawl to assume an pperative position for controlling the dircctlon of rotation of the feed wheel and means for shifting said feed wheel into and out of engagement with control the direction of rotation t'ecd wheel, a shaft to which said wheel is secured, a bearing for the shaft. a supportwith which'the hearing has a sliding connec tion, an elastic member disposed between the bearing and the last said supportfor normally holding the feed wheel in close proximity to the work support, a. guide for the bearing, means for moving the feed wheel away from the work support and mally holding the feed wheel in close proximity to the work support, a guide for the bearing, means for moving the feed wheel away from the work support and against the tension of the said holding means, a pair of power shafts, an operative connection between said shafts, an operative'means for each of the shafts, a common means for imparting motion to said operating means, a universal connection between one of said power shafts and the feed wheel shaft, and means for rendering one of the said operat ing means active and the other inactive to wheel shaft. J 1

12. A work support for stapling machines and the like comprising an upright, 21 countor-balanced arm pivotally supported by the upright and for lateral movement, a second upright arm spaced from the first said upright and adapted to be engaged by the free end of the arm, and a catch supported by one of the uprights and adapted to engage the arm for locking the same in operative position. j

18. A work support for staplin machines and the like comprising an uprig t, a c0untel-balanced arm pivotally supported by the upright and for lateral movement, a second upright spaced from the first said upright and adapted to be engaged by the free end of the arm, a catch supported by one of the uprights and adapted to engage the arm for locking the same in operative posit-ion, and means for automatically shifting the arm about it-spivot when the catch is released 14. A work support for stapling machines and the like comprising an upright, a counterbalanced arm pivot-ally supported by the upright and for lateral movement, a second upright spaced from the first said upright, and provided with.- asupport upon which the free extremity of the arm is adapted to rest, means for directing the :t'ree end of the arm upon the support and a catch for autoof the teed.

matically' locking the arm in operative posi tion.

15. A work support for stapling machines and the like comprising an upright, a counterbalanced arm pivotally supported by the upright and for lateral movement, a second upright spaced from the first said upright and provided with a support upon which the tree extremity of the arm is adapted to rest, said upright being provided with an extension having an inclined face arranged in the path of'mo vementof the arm and adapted to be engaged by the arm to direct the latter upon the support, and means for automatically locking the arm in an operative posit-ion.

16. A work support for stapling machines and the like, comprising a pivotally mounted main supporting arm, and a supplemental support spaced from and parallel with the arm and mounted to partake of the movement of the arm, and means for laterally adjusting the said supplemental support with respect to the arm.

17. A support for stapling machines and the like comprising a pivotally mounted main supporting arm, a combined supple-' mental work support and gage, a bracket, a lazy-tongs connection between the bracket and the said supplemental support, all of the aforesaid parts partaking of the movement of the arm, and means detachably connecting the bracket to-the arm.

-- 18. A support for stapling machines and the like comprising a pivotally mounted main supporting arm, a combined supplemental work support and gage, a bracket, a lazy-tongs connection betweenthe bracket and the said supplemental support, means .for removably securing the bracket to the arm, and means for raising and lowering the said supplemental support with respect to the main support.

19. A machine of the character described embodying a rotary work feeder, two sets of mechanisms for operating the work feeder and for controlling the direction of feeding movement of the latter, means common to both of said sets of mechanisms for operating'the latter, and means for controlling the operation of said mechanisms.

20. A machine of the character described embodying a workfeeder, two sets of mechanisms for operating the work feeder and for controlling the direction of feeding movement of the latter, meanscmnmon to both of said sets of mechanisms'for operating the latter, means for moving the work feeder into and out of emgagementv with the work, and means for controlling the operation of said mechanisms.

21. A machine of ,the character described embodying a rotary work feeder, two sets of mechanisms for operating the work feeder and for controlling the direction of feeding movement of the latter, means common to both of said sets of mechanisms for operating the latter, means for moving the Work feeder into and out of engagement with the Work, and means for controlling the operation of said mechanisms.

9'1. A. machine of the character described embodying a, rotary Work feeder, two sets of mechanisms for operating the Work feeder and for controlling the direction of feeding im\ ement of the latter, means common to both of said sets of mechanisms for operating the latter, and means for rendering one of said sets of mechanisms active and the other inactive at will.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, on this 27th day of June A. D. 1908.

WILLIAM OSTERHOLM.

Witnesses:

' J. HJJOCHUM, J12,

C. H. SEEM. 

